Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q vs GeForce 3 Go
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Primary details
GPU architecture, market segment, value for money and other general parameters compared.
| Place in the ranking | not rated | 206 |
| Place by popularity | not in top-100 | not in top-100 |
| Power efficiency | no data | 29.16 |
| Architecture | no data | Turing (2018−2022) |
| GPU code name | no data | TU104 |
| Market segment | Laptop | Mobile workstation |
| Release date | 1 February 2002 (24 years ago) | 27 May 2019 (6 years ago) |
Detailed specifications
General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.
| Pipelines / CUDA cores | no data | 3072 |
| Core clock speed | no data | 600 MHz |
| Boost clock speed | 250 MHz | 1350 MHz |
| Number of transistors | 27 Million | 13,600 million |
| Manufacturing process technology | 150 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 80 Watt |
| Texture fill rate | no data | 259.2 |
| Floating-point processing power | no data | 8.294 TFLOPS |
| ROPs | no data | 64 |
| TMUs | no data | 192 |
| Tensor Cores | no data | 384 |
| Ray Tracing Cores | no data | 48 |
| L1 Cache | no data | 3 MB |
| L2 Cache | no data | 4 MB |
Form factor & compatibility
Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).
| Laptop size | medium sized | large |
| Interface | no data | PCIe 3.0 x16 |
| Supplementary power connectors | no data | None |
VRAM capacity and type
Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.
| Memory type | DDR | GDDR6 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 16 GB |
| Memory bus width | 32 / 64 / 128 Bit | 256 Bit |
| Memory clock speed | no data | 1750 MHz |
| Memory bandwidth | no data | 448.0 GB/s |
| Shared memory | - | - |
Connectivity and outputs
This section shows the types and number of video connectors on each GPU. The data applies specifically to desktop reference models (for example, NVIDIA’s Founders Edition). OEM partners often modify both the number and types of ports. On notebook GPUs, video‐output options are determined by the laptop’s design rather than the graphics chip itself.
| Display Connectors | no data | No outputs |
| G-SYNC support | - | + |
Supported technologies
Supported technological solutions. This information will prove useful if you need some particular technology for your purposes.
| VR Ready | no data | + |
API and SDK support
List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.
| DirectX | DDR | 12 Ultimate (12_1) |
| Shader Model | no data | 6.5 |
| OpenGL | no data | 4.6 |
| OpenCL | no data | 1.2 |
| Vulkan | - | 1.2.131 |
| CUDA | - | 7.5 |
| DLSS | - | + |
Pros & cons summary
| Recency | 1 February 2002 | 27 May 2019 |
| Maximum RAM amount | 64 MB | 16 GB |
| Chip lithography | 150 nm | 12 nm |
| Power consumption (TDP) | 2 Watt | 80 Watt |
GeForce 3 Go has 3900% lower power consumption.
RTX 5000 Max-Q, on the other hand, has an age advantage of 17 years, a 25500% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 1150% more advanced lithography process.
We couldn't decide between GeForce 3 Go and Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q. We've got no test results to judge.
Be aware that GeForce 3 Go is a notebook graphics card while Quadro RTX 5000 Max-Q is a mobile workstation one.
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